Smith Squat Tutorial

Smith Squats are a GREAT lower-body exercise, especially when training alone!

Here is a little video we shot to help explain the finer points of using the Smith Machine correctly for this exercise!

A few more tips:
- Remember to try and keep your knees from jutting past your toes while performing this exercise.
- Keep a slight arch in the back, maintaining picture-perfect posture (shoulders back, chest out, chin up).
- Try to go as low as possible without causing any discomfort to your knees or hips. A depth where the upper thighs are parallel to the ground or slightly below is recommended.

Till next time!

Shake Up Your Cardio Routine With One Simple Movement

Here is a pretty fun and intense cardio routine to break up the monotony of the treadmill, elliptical, or StepMill!

Start off your 45-60 minute cardio session by performing 50 Burpees!

Remember, to start a timer and see how long it takes you to perform 50 Burpees.

THEN...

Subtract that time from your total cardio session length and finish out the remaining time on one of your usual cardio machines (or outside if you like running or jogging outside).

Here is a quick example of Burpees and how to perform them correctly:

Knock it out and let us know how much more intense your cardio session was because of the Burpees!

Take A Break!

Has your motivation for the weight room, cardio deck, and Group X classes here at 360 Fitness waned?

Do you find youself dreading your own workouts or your scheduled workouts with your Personal Trainer?

Here is a friendly reminder to TAKE A BREAK!

You are NOT going to regress THAT MUCH if you take 3-4 days off from dieting, working out, and generally stressing about your weight loss goals!

If you get right back on the program, you may even find that you have gained a bit of muscle from being in a caloric excess for a short amount of time!

Taking a break may be the best thing you have ever done!

So, don't wait till your 5-6 days of working out every week makes you sick, and you give up on working out completely before taking a break!

Do us a favor!

Remember, that rest and recovery is just as important as breaking down and re-building!

Let Someone Else Decide What's For Dinner.... (HEALTHY Dinner!)

If you're trying to follow a healthier lifestyle WITHOUT eating the same foods day-in and day-out, then creativity is going to be a big factor in keeping sane!

Here is an awesome article I stumbled upon whilst looking for healthy dinner recipes that actually tasted good!

Trust me, I've tried half of these recipes already, and they are a great break from plain ol' chicken and brown rice!

Click HERE to check out the above recipes from Health.com and 5 others to keep it healthy AND tasty at dinner time! (Your family can thank us later!)